2 cats killed, dog rescued, in Ridgewood basement fire
ONLY ON CVP: Two cats died despite valiant efforts by emergency responders to revive them during a Ridgewood basement fire today. The South Pleasant Avenue homeowners rescued a dog in the 3 p.m. blaze....
View ArticleRamsey girl, 1, flown to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns from hot tea
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 1-year-old Ramsey girl was flown to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston with second-degree burns this afternoon after she was scalded by hot tea, Police Chief Bryan...
View ArticleSmall Ridgewood fire put down
ONLY ON CVP: A fire that started on top of a clothes dryer slightly damaged a kitchen while causing smoke and water damage to an attic and the floor below. Firefighters quickly snuffed the second-floor...
View ArticleCliffside Park fire officials don’t know what ignited exploding propane tanks...
PHOTO/INSET: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Richard Criscione, TOP: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Damien Danis UPDATE: Cliffside Park fire officials said they don’t know why propane tanks exploded and...
View ArticleSUV rolls in Rutherford crash
ONLY ON CVP: The lone occupant of an SUV that rolled over on Route 3 in Rutherford in a crash before midnight last night was hospitalized. Rutherford police, firefighters and EMS workers responded to...
View ArticleDon’t miss Washington Township firefighters’ Christmas tree sale
SHOUT OUT: Washington Township’s volunteer firefighters launched their popular Christmas tree sale yesterday. The firefighters boast a wide variety of trees — from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. — until Christmas...
View ArticleBail dropped for girlfriend accused of providing burglary addresses to...
EXCLUSIVE: A Teaneck woman accused of helping her boyfriend’s burglary crew target homes for break-ins had her 6-year-old child in the room while she packaged cocaine for sale — then hid out for a week...
View ArticleGarfield man charged with DWI while on suspended list faces deportation
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Polish national is facing possible deportation after Garfield police arrested him on Thanksgiving for driving drunk while his license was suspended a second time — both for...
View ArticleAllendale police suspect driver, 70, who crashed into garage was under influence
ONLY ON CVP: Police suspected a 70-year-old Allendale man was under the influence when he crashed his sedan into his garage last night. The Colonial Drive resident was taken to The Valley Hospital in...
View ArticleBail reduced for Dominican brothers in botched Route 4 burglary that left one...
ONLY ON CVP: Two Dominican brothers charged in a botched overnight burglary that left a Paramus officer injured and their accomplice dead had their bail reduced, despite burglary-related criminal...
View ArticleWashington Township police arrest six underage alcohol customers
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Washington Township police officer summoned to a local liquor store on a call of an underage teen trying to buy alcohol got a shock when another walked in and tried the same...
View Article‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ back for holidays
PUBLIC SAFETY: Local, county and state police will be on the lookout as the holiday-season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign officially begins this Friday — and continues through Jan. 2....
View ArticleHackensack firefighters quickly on scene of Route 4 SUV crash
UPDATE: Two passengers in an SUV crash on westbound Route 4 in Hackensack this morning sustained minor injuries and were removed from their vehicle by city firefighters. Hackensack firefighters...
View ArticleWoman, son flee Elmwood Park house fire
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: An 85-year-old woman and her 41-year-old son fled their Elmwood Park home as a fire quickly swept through it, collapsing the second floor, this morning. Garfield, Saddle Brook...
View ArticleRamsey police charge two others in marijuana deal robbery at Route 17 motel
ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Ramsey police have charged two more men in connection with a bogus marijuana deal robbery at a Route 17 motel. Nicholas M. Manuele (above, left) was freed after posting $100,000 bail...
View ArticleHasbrouck Heights contractor waves machete at neighbor during argument,...
ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Hasbrouck Heights custom concrete contractor was freed on $20,000 bail after being arrested early this morning on charges that he threatened his neighbor with a machete. It’s...
View ArticleVictim in Cliffside Park hi-rise shooting being charged, defendant considered...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: In a pair of previously undisclosed developments, a woman charged in connection with a shooting at a Cliffside Park hi-rise last month is being considered a victim, as well —...
View ArticleCar downs utility pole in Paramus, jamming evening rush
ONLY ON CVP: Evening rush-hour traffic in the center of Paramus was slowed, continuing past 6:30 p.m., after a Tesla downed a utility pole. Paramus firefighters extricated the driver, who was taken to...
View ArticleRetiring Bergen County Police chief proud of department’s ‘quiet...
EXCLUSIVE: As he draws closer to retiring from the department he’s headed for the past 3½ years, Bergen County Police Department Chief Brian Higgins tonight looked back — and ahead. Higgins, who’s...
View ArticleWoman, 23, dies on flight from London to Newark
BEYOND BERGEN: A 23-year-old Newark woman believed to have a pre-existing condition died on a flight from London that landed last night at Newark Airport, Port Authority officials confirmed this...
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